DDT1350 - Houses of Multiple Occupation Modelling System
Description: Currently for a property to be eligible to be a HMO, the landlord of the property needs to have a licence and pay the relevant fees accordingly. However there is an increasingly large number of HMO's that are unlicenced, and the Housing Standards team are responsible for identifying these properties. The work is reactive and usually relies on some intelligence reported either by local residence, or other bodies such as the police or fire department. The service are looking to be much more proactive in identifying properties which could potentially be HMO's, through the use of a tool or service which looks at an array of data which could indicate that a property is indeed a HMO. The service understands that many other councils have started using 3rd (read more...)
Summary: Leicester City Council is exploring a software system or service to help its Housing Standards team identify properties that may be unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). The system would analyse a range of data that could indicate a property is being used as an HMO, helping the council move from a mainly reactive approach—typically prompted by reports from residents, police or fire services—to more proactive identification. The procurement is for software and associated services, with the work intended for Leicester. The system must have access controls so only legitimate users can use it, and security controls appropriate to the stated confidentiality, integrity and availability impact levels. The council is seeking to understand the solutions available in the market and their functionality.